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SARPN INFO CD: September 2005
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Where Are We?
MDGs' Progress under the Spotlight
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About SARPN
Southern African Regional Poverty Network (SARPN)
Connecting people, ideas and information to fight poverty
Knowledge management * Building linkages * Promoting debate
The Southern African Regional Poverty Network is a non-profit organisation that promotes debate and knowledge sharing on poverty reduction processes and experiences in Southern Africa. SARPN aims to contribute towards effective reduction of poverty in the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) through creating platforms for effective pro-poor policy, strategy and practice.
SARPN achieves this goal through widening participation, bringing people together across the region to exchange ideas, and disseminating information to deepen understandings of poverty issues and improve policy and practice.
SARPN was established as a project of the Human Sciences Research Council in 2001. In 2004 it became an independent regional entity, supported by a Board of 20 regional policy makers, academics and civil society members. The organisation's secretariat, based in Pretoria, is staffed by development experts from the SADC region.
SARPN's areas of focus:
Social Dimensions Programme
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Food security & hunger
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Livelihoods & vulnerability
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Social safety nets & social protection
Economic Dimensions Programme
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International & regional trade policy
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Resource flows & use
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Macroeconomic & global initiatives (PRSPs; MDGs)
Political Dimensions Programme
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Democracy & governance
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Regional integration
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Land reform
Mode of operation
Knowledge management
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Collecting and disseminating information
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Undertaking commissions / studies
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Providing commentaries
Building linkages
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Developing directories and databases of stakeholders
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Coordinating networks / discussion groups
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Linking stakeholders
Promoting debate
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Convening events / debates that examine issues of policy relevance
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Facilitating the participation of marginalised groups in discussions
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Promoting discussion across conventional barriers - including borders, institutional frameworks and sectors
SARPN website: www.sarpn.org
Comprehensive database of reports and documents
Updated on a daily basis
Features include:
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Special focus
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Newsflashes
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Country analysis
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Regional themes
- Contributing towards the effective reduction of poverty in the SADC region -
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Southern African Regional Poverty Network (SARPN)
1250 Pretorius Street, Office W2, ProEquity Court, Hatfield 0083, South Africa
PO Box 11615, Hatfield 0028, South Africa
Telephone: +27 (0)12 342 9499
Fax: +27 (0)12 342 5636
E-mail: info@sarpn.org
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